I.
Mandates
Under PD 757 dated 31 July 1975. NHA to develop and
implement a comprehensive and integrated housing program
which includes housing development and resettlement,
sources and schemes of financing, and delineation of
government and private sector participation.
Under RA 11201 dated February 14, 2019. NHA, being an
attached corporation to the Department shall continue to
function according to existing laws and their respective
charters, subject to the policy directions of the Board.
Under RA 7279 (UDHA) dated 24 March 1992. NHA to
undertake relocation, together with local government units
(LGUs), of family’s subject of court-ordered eviction; and to
provide technical, other forms of assistance to LGUs
implementation of their urban development and housing
programs.
Under RA 7835 (CISFA) dated 08 December 1994. NHA to
implement the following components of the National Shelter
Program (NSP): Resettlement Program, Medium-Rise Public
and Private Housing, Cost Recoverable Programs, and Local
Housing Program; and to Engage in land banking to sustain the
Resettlement Program.
Under RA 10752 (The Right of Way Act) dated 7
March 2016. NHA shall, in coordination with HUDCC,
LGUs and agencies concerned, establish, and develop
Under AO 9 dated 11 April 2011. The lead agency for the
implementation of the Revitalized Government Employee and
AFP/PNP Housing Program.
Under National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Plan (NDRRMP) for 2011 to 2028. Designated lead agency in
the Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery Phase, particularly in
resettlement sites for ISFs, including provision of adequate
basic services and community facilities, in anticipation of ISFs
that have to be removed from ROW site/location of future
infrastructure projects.
Under RA No. 11291 (The Magna Carta of the Poor) dated
12 April 2019. Shall, together with HUDCC, prioritize the
implementation of socialized housing program; immediately
construct and provide housing facilities for families living in
identified hazardous/danger zones; created an enabling
environment that will assist the poor gain access to security of
tenure; and provide a system of simple
requirements/procedures/expenditures processing and
approval.
Under RA 10821(The Children’s Emergency Relief and
Protection Act) dated 18 May 2016. NHA, in coordination
with DSWD, DENR, DPWH, DILG, and LGUs concerned, shall
immediately establish an option for transitional shelters,
prioritizing vulnerable and marginalized groups including
orphaned, separated, and unaccompanied children, and
pregnant and lactating mothers.
Under EO 131 dated 1 October 2016. NHA as the lead
agency for the disposition of government-owned lands
declared open for disposition for socialized housing purposes.
(Based on NHA’s target of 428,121 housing units for 2020 to
2025 under the Proposed National Housing Development
Production and Financing Act (NHDPFA) Total housing need
as of 2017: 1,898,993 housing units)

Under RA 7835 (CISFA) dated 08 December 1994. NHA to
implement the following components of the National Shelter
Program (NSP): Resettlement Program, Medium-Rise Public
and Private Housing, Cost Recoverable Programs, and Local
Housing Program; and to Engage in land banking to sustain the
Resettlement Program.
Under RA 10752 (The Right of Way Act) dated 7
March 2016. NHA shall, in coordination with HUDCC,
LGUs and agencies concerned, establish, and develop
Under AO 9 dated 11 April 2011. The lead agency for the
implementation of the Revitalized Government Employee and
AFP/PNP Housing Program.
Under National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Plan (NDRRMP) for 2011 to 2028. Designated lead agency in
the Disaster Rehabilitation and Recovery Phase, particularly in
the development of disaster-resilient, safe and sustainable
settlements for families affected by calamities.
II. Vision
A viable organization that leads in the provision of
comprehensive and well-planned human settlements for the
homeless, marginalized, and low-income families, thereby
improving their quality of life.
(As agreed, upon during the NHA Strategic Planning held
March 28-29, 2019, at Clark, Pampanga))
III. Mission
By 2025, NHA shall have addressed 23% of the housing need
by building affordable, livable, adequate, and inclusive
communities with basic services and socio-economic
opportunities.
We adhere to statutory and applicable laws, issuances,
policies, rules, and regulations and continually improve
our Quality Management System.
We affirm that Quality is synonymous with good
governance, work excellence with integrity,
accountability, and transparency.
immediately establish an option for transitional shelters,
prioritizing vulnerable and marginalized groups including
orphaned, separated, and unaccompanied children, and
pregnant and lactating mothers.
Under EO 131 dated 1 October 2016. NHA as the lead
agency for the disposition of government-owned lands
declared open for disposition for socialized housing purposes.
(Based on NHA’s target of 428,121 housing units for 2020 to
2025 under the Proposed National Housing Development
Production and Financing Act (NHDPFA) Total housing need
as of 2017: 1,898,993 housing units)
IV. Service Pledge
QUALITY POLICY
We pledge to Building Adequate, Livable, Affordable and
Inclusive Filipino Communities (BALAI).
“We ensure the availability of basic services, community
facilities and access to social and economic opportunities to
homeless, low-income families” is NHA’s commitment to
sustainable development in nation building.
We pursue comprehensive, integrated and gender responsive
housing programs through effective collaboration and
partnership with key stakeholders, towards improved housing
beneficiaries’ satisfaction.
We pledge to a continuing organizational development that
harnesses the potentials and promotes the well-being of our
employees in the attainment of corporate goals.
We adhere to statutory and applicable laws, issuances,
policies, rules, and regulations and continually improve
our Quality Management System.

We affirm that Quality is synonymous with good

governance, work excellence with integrity,
accountability, and transparency.

MARCELINO P. ESCALADA, JR.

General Manager
March 19, 2018